Filed To Story: Their Bullied and Broken Mate by Teri Petry
Before either of us could reply, there was a knock on the door. I opened the door, and behind it was Luke. No one else was with him, which was odd, but Loki welcomed him in. “My apologies alphas, I wanted to speak with you before the others showed up. I need to speak to you about something important,” he said. Liam sat up in his chair and Luke sat in the chair next to Mel and I propped myself up against the desk.
I asked him to continue, that we were willing to hear him out. He was visibly nervous, but continued his thought. “Alphas, Luna, my parents and grandmother are too proud to ask, so I will. Our Coven is in trouble, and when I say trouble, I mean danger. We were once a very large coven, but now we aren’t very big at all. Maybe 25 people. The others left with my aunt to find a more secluded location. She isn’t our problem though, as we are all still very close. The problem is rogues. Our camp isn’t on any pack land according to Rory. She says we are in what’s called the void, and there are other shifters that live there. Good and bad ones. For the past few months, we have been attacked several times by rogue wolves. The latest being 3 days ago. After the first one, we put up a protection barrier to keep anyone who isn’t a witch out. Rory is excluded because I am her mate. We want to relocate to somewhere safer, and Rory suggested I speak to you both about maybe relocating somewhere in Blood Moon territory. It didn’t have to be close to anyone, just a piece of land somewhere kind of secluded and safe for us. We would gladly pay, or offer services to stay, and you wouldn’t have to provide anything else other than a safe space to live.”
We assured him that we would make sure that we would find them a safe place, but the details and terms would have to wait until tomorrow. He was satisfied with that answer and thanked us profusely. As he went to leave to find his family, he turned back to us and said, “Another thing, my grandma, is never wrong. Her predictions are always on point. No matter the outcome.”
An Ancient Emerges
*Liam POV*
I hated feeling like I was being a complete ass to my family. It wasn’t intentional by any means, but how do I explain to them that I think the demon Mannon is trying to get into my head? I have had a lot of visions of destruction and peril in regards to my family and my pack, and they feel so real. This has never happened to me before.
I’ve had nightmares about things from past experiences, but never about what felt like future events. As much as I was enjoying talking with the Bastilles and Rory, I needed to get out of that dining room. I linked Loki and told him I was going to head up to our office, and he excused the three of us and then asked the Bastilles to join us when they were ready. I walked out at such a fast pace that it took Loki and Mel to almost jog to keep up.
This constant feeling of anger when all I should feel is pure joy, was causing Rocko to act up, and that just made me more frustrated. I swung open the door and walked behind the desk. I plopped and slumped down in my chair and kicked my feet up on the desk. I covered my face with my hands and took in a deep breath. Moving my hands from my face and through my hair, and let out the breath I was holding. It came out as a deep growl and it scared Mel.
Loki was quick to call me out on it and I instantly felt like crap for doing it. I hatefully snapped at Loki when I explained what was going on, and I apologized to my mate for scaring her. The last thing I want is for her to fear me. She has lived long enough with fear. As we were trying to get to the root of my problem, Luke knocked on the door and came in to speak with us. He explained about the rogue attacks, and how they didn’t feel safe where they were.
He asked if his coven could move to a location in Blood Moon territory, and I thought it was a good idea. Having witches around could prove beneficial, and Luke and his family were now our family. So it seemed logical to me. We told him we would discuss more tomorrow, and he left to find his family. What struck me as odd though, is the statement about his grandma never being wrong about what she feels. Did he sense that we had doubts?
“Mel, could you come here please?” I asked. She came to me and I picked her up and sat her on the desk before me. I placed my head on her lap, and she started to run her fingers through my hair. “Look, I’m sorry. I never want you to fear me. I…I just don’t understand what’s going on, and it’s causing a crazy mix of emotions. I feel like I am losing my mind.” She just kept playing with my hair, and it was relaxing me completely. “It’s alright my love. I wasn’t afraid, I was only startled because I didn’t expect that growl to come out of you. You are my calm one, and I can sense your storm inside. Ruby is trying to calm Rocko, but babe, we can’t wait long in this Mammon situation.” She whispered as she tried to comfort me.
I knew she was right, but honestly, I was terrified. “I don’t know if I can, Mel. He has me so terrified,” I admitted honestly. Loki quickly came to my side and kneeled down beside me. “Brother, we are all freaked out about this Mammon clown. Before we go any further in trying to figure this out, let’s talk to Gretchen and Luke only. To me, I feel the most power from the two of them. We will figure this out, and soon. I promise. We are in this together. All three of us.” I heard my brother out, but there was one thing I didn’t agree on. I didn’t want Melian anywhere near that cell. When he said the three of us, my head popped up off of Mel’s lap.
“Hell No! I don’t want Mel or our babies near that cell. It’s too dangerous,” I snapped. I held onto her for dear life, and she started to complain that I was hurting her. I let her go, and she slid off the desk. She stood before me with my face in her hands and said, “Listen to me Liam! I would never put our babies in danger, but I will also not let you fight this alone. We are stronger together as one unit.” I wanted to laugh at her little self scolding me, but I didn’t, instead, I just listened. Whether or not her thinking was going to happen or not was still up in the air, but I let her voice her opinions.
“You should listen to your Luna, alpha. She is far stronger than you give her credit for. How else would she survive all the travesties of her past?” a tiny voice came from the doorway. All of us snapped our heads towards the door and there stood Grandma Gretchen and Luke. Mel slid off the desk and walked straight to Gretchen to introduce herself. “I know who and what you are, my dear. There’s no need to be ashamed or nervous about it either. You are very special indeed.” she told our mate.
Still holding Gretchen’s hand, Mel led her to the couch in our office. They continued to chat for a moment when Gretchen paused. “Luna, may I ask you some questions about your wolf?” she asked. “Of course, her name is Ruby, by the way.” Mel replied with a smile. “AH, what a lovely name. What does she look like? Has she ever mentioned that you were a hybrid? Has she ever told you what powers you will hold?” Gretchen started to ask. You could see her thirst for knowledge of the situation was genuine, and that she couldn’t wait to hear more.
Mel graciously answered every single one of her questions with pure grace. “Well, she has white fur with a pink shimmer to it, and her ears match my hair. One ear is pink, the other is lavender. She has the most sparkling green eyes. Similar to mine but brighter. She has never mentioned it to me, and right now she says she doesn’t sense any powers, but she thinks that I will come into several.” Gretchen drew in a deep gasp and fell back onto the couch. After gathering herself, she looked at Mel with happiness all over her face. “Luna, your wolf is a mimic of your features but in wolf form? I did hear you correctly, right?” Melian nodded her head, and Gretchen continued. “Sweety, you are more special than even I thought. You are what the Fae call an Ancient. You come from Fae royalty. However, this has to be a discussion for another time. One that will happen very soon, but first we need to go to the demon’s cell. Immediately, I felt him getting stronger, and could see it was affecting one of your mates.” What? Could she feel that?
“Alpha, good or bad, the Luna must come with us. I will bind the cell with a powerful spell that won’t allow any of its negative energy out. It will encase his cell and act like a reflector. Anything he tries to send out will bounce back onto Callum. However, we can’t wait any longer and must act now. Luke, are you ready?” she stated. Luke said he was ready, and we all hurried to the cell house.
Close Call
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